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Jewmongous' Passover Extravaganza!
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Saturday Apr 3, 2010 (8pm)
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20
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“Because we can't think of a better way to celebrate Passover than with Sean Altman and his funny/Jewwy tunes. Did you know Altman's also a founding member and former leader of Rockapella? Another reason to attend tonight: a possible (hopefully!) mashup of "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego" with his "What the Hell is Simchas Torah?"”
Leah Taylor, Flavorpill
"Wickedly humorous... Tuneful and sharply witty."
—Los Angeles Times
"Wildly funny... Part of a new breed of Jewish hipster comedy that includes Jon Stewart, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sarah Silverman and Heeb Magazine."
—Philadelphia Daily News
"Racy and funny and smart and affectionate, written for a generation of fully assimilated Jews who grew up on punk rock and 'South Park.'"
—Boston Globe
"The bastard love child Tenacious D and Fiddler on the Roof never had."
—Seattle Stranger
Jewmongous' debut album Taller Than Jesus, the 6'3" Altman's tribute to John Lennon's 1966 misunderstood declaration that the Beatles were "bigger than Jesus," includes the fractured Passover story song "They Tried to Kill Us (We Survived, Let's Eat)", which was featured on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross; the Irish drinking song ode to the infamous Blood Libel "Christian Baby Blood"; the ska-inflected "What the Hell is Simchas Torah?"; the bluesy "My Pact with Satan"; the cowboy romp "Long-Tongue Shloime"; the dysfunctional Bar Mitzvah anthem "Today I Am A Man"; and many more. You don't have to be Jewish to like it - but it couldn't hurt.
